Anna Rust

{{Infobox person

| name =

| image = Anna Rust on the Carnival Row red carpet.jpg

| caption = Rust at the Carnival Row premiere in 2019

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|05|03|df=yes}}

| nationality =

| alma_mater = Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

| occupation = Actress, director, writer

}}

Anna Rust (born 3 May 1995) is an English actress and filmmaker. She began her career as a child actress in the ITV drama Doctor Zhivago (2002) and the film The Brothers Grimm (2005). She has since appeared in the Amazon Prime series Carnival Row (2019), the second season of Legends (2015), and the films Interlude in Prague (2017) and Ophelia (2018).

Early life

Anna Rust was born to British parents Will Rust, who works in advertising and branding, and Clare Bryant.{{Cite web|title = Anna Rust|url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1391444/|website = IMDb|access-date = 2016-01-19}} She moved around growing up for her parents' work, living and attending international schools in the likes of Berlin, Budapest, and Kyiv; she can speak six languages as a result of her international childhood.{{cite web |title=English Actress Anna Rust Gives an Exclusive on Her Promising Career |url=https://www.indieactivity.com/english-actress-anna-rust-gives-exclusive-on-her-promising-career/ |website=indieactivity |accessdate=2 September 2019 |date=13 September 2018}}

Career

Rust made her television debut as Katya Antipova in the 2002 ITV miniseries adaptation of Doctor Zhivago and her film debut as Sister Grimm in the 2005 fantasy film The Brothers Grimm.{{Cite web|date=2018-09-13|title=English Actress Anna Rust Gives an Exclusive on Her Promising Career|url=https://www.indieactivity.com/english-actress-anna-rust-gives-exclusive-on-her-promising-career/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=indieactivity|language=en-US}}

Rust later returned to acting, starring in the short film Bloody Weekend and The Missionary pilot in 2013 and make a guest appearance in an episode of the NBC series Crossing Lines in 2014. In 2015, Rust played Khava Bazaeva in the second season of the TNT series Legends. She starred in the 2017 film Interlude in Prague and 2018 film Ophelia.

In 2020, Rust played Fleury in Carnival Row, the Pix courtesan at Moira's brothel.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-19|title=Interview: Actress Anna Rust Talks Industry Trends, Working on Cyberpunk 2077, and More|url=https://gamerant.com/interview-gamefilm-actress-anna-rust-talks-industry-trends-working-cyberpunk-favorite-roles/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Game Rant|language=en-US}} In a red carpet interview, Rust told the Daily Express about her character: "There's a little bit of stigma around sex work generally and I think a lot of the time people are under the impression that you are only ever forced into it. I don't think there was a lot of choice for [Fleury] because all of the mythical creatures don't have many job opportunities but I don’t think it was something that she was entirely against, which I think is quite cool."{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Fay|date=2019-08-30|title=Carnival Row on Amazon: What the cast really thought of shocking sex and violent scenes|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1171457/Carnival-Row-Amazon-Prime-Video-fantasy-violence-sex-series-Orlando-Bloom-Cara-Delevingne|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Express.co.uk|language=en}}

Rust made her directorial debut with Satiety, which screened at a number of film festivals and earned her a number of accolades, including Best Actress at the Venice Short Film Festival.{{Cite web|title=Anna Rust|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1391444/awards|access-date=2021-01-19|website=IMDb}} She began production on it in March 2020, and resumed when COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were relaxed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.top10films.co.uk/63019-interview-art-saves-us-in-the-darkest-times-anna-rust-on-staying-creative-during-challenging-year/|title=Interview: "Art Saves Us In The Darkest Times" – Anna Rust On Staying Creative During Challenging Year|website=Top 10 Films|first=Dan|last=Stevens|date=2021-01-23|access-date=2021-01-24|language=en-GB}} She appeared in the 2021 HBO miniseries Scenes from a Marriage.

Rust has lent her voice to video games such as Final Fantasy XIV (voicing Gaia), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Horizon Forbidden West, Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Starfield and Battlefield V.{{Cite web|title=Actress Explains Why Some Major Film Actors are Moving to Video Games|url=https://gamerant.com/far-cry-6-cyberpunk-2077-why-movie-actors-video-games-anna-rust/|website=Game Rant|first=Robin|last=Meyer-Lorey|date=18 January 2021|access-date=19 January 2021|language=en-US}}

Personal life

Rust is an outspoken activist for animal rights, LGBT representation, feminism, and diversity in film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voicemag.uk/interview/8363/interview-with-actress-anna-rust-carnival-row|title=Interview with actress Anna Rust, Carnival Row|website=Voice Magazine|first=Tom|last=Inniss|date=5 January 2021|access-date=19 January 2021|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|date=2020-05-19|title=We Need More Happy Endings|url=https://www.curvemag.com/film-club/film-collection/editors-film-pick/we-need-more-happy-endings/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=CURVE|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Supporter Spotlight: Anna Rust on The Domino Effect of Feminism|url=https://womenforwomen.org.uk/blog/supporter-spotlight-anna-rust|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Women for Women International|date=17 February 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Stephens |first1=Dan |title=Interview: "Art Saves Us In The Darkest Times" – Anna Rust On Staying Creative During Challenging Year |url=https://www.top10films.co.uk/63019-interview-art-saves-us-in-the-darkest-times-anna-rust-on-staying-creative-during-challenging-year/ |website=Top 10 Films |access-date=24 November 2023}} Speaking about the importance of film and TV in making societal change, she said: "I’ve always said that film & TV – and games, for that matter – can change the world through exposure. And I really hope we can … continue to make change through art – be it destigmatize sex work, or dismantle racism, or getting people to be compassionate towards animals."{{cn|date=March 2024}} She is pansexual.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CB8CbvpHUYj/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119204814/https://www.instagram.com/p/CB8CbvpHUYj/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2023|title=Pansexual and proud. Happy Pride, my lovelies. ❤️|author=Anna Rust|via=Instagram|date=27 June 2020|accessdate=19 January 2023}}

She has spoken about her dream role being Marvel's Black Cat, as well as working in The Elder Scrolls series.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-19|title=Interview: Actress Anna Rust Talks Industry Trends, Working on Cyberpunk 2077, and More|url=https://gamerant.com/interview-gamefilm-actress-anna-rust-talks-industry-trends-working-cyberpunk-favorite-roles/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Game Rant|language=en-US}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2005 \| The Brothers Grimm \| Sister Grimm \| {{Cite web\|title = The Brothers Grimm - BBC One\|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gdb8v\|website = BBC\|access-date = 2016-01-19}}{{Cite book\|title = Secrets from the Casting Couch\|last = Bishop\|first = Nancy\|publisher = Methuen Drama\|year = 2009\|isbn = 978-1408113271\|location = Great Britain\|pages = 4}}
2013 \| Bloody Weekend \| Anna Bella \| Short film{{Cite web\|title = Blood Night Drops Teaser Trailer\|url = http://anythinghorror.com/2013/02/27/blood-night-drops-teaser-trailer/\|website = Horror Movies, Horror News, Horror Reviews {{!}} AnythingHorror.com\|access-date = 2016-01-19}}{{Citation\|title = Bloody Night (2013) Official Trailer\|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbsFYpjOuu8\|date = 2013-02-25\|accessdate = 2016-01-20}}{{Cite web\|title = First Look At International Slasher 'Bloody Night' - Bloody Disgusting!\|url = http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3219376/first-look-at-international-slasher-bloody-night/\|website = Bloody Disgusting!\| date=18 February 2013 \|access-date = 2016-01-20\|language = en-US}}
2017 \| Interlude in Prague \| Hana \|
2018 \| Ophelia \| Young Mechtild \| {{Citation\|title=Ophelia\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5690810/\|accessdate=2017-05-25}}
2020 \| Intelligent Design \| Megan Lauper \| {{Citation\|last=Spicer\|first=David\|title=Intelligent Design\|date=2020-01-23\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13093266/\|type=Sci-Fi\|others=Edward Bluemel, Erin Doherty, Stuart Milligan, Anna Rust\|access-date=2021-06-30}}
2021 \| Satiety \| Maya Mortimer \| Director, writer, producer{{Cite web\|last=Tardif\|first=Jovin\|date=2021-01-11\|title=Exclusive Interview: Anna Rust\|url=https://whatonwhatsgood.com/exclusive-interviews/anna-rust/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=What On What's Good\|language=en-US}}{{cite web \|last1=Stephens \|first1=Dan \|title=Interview: "Art Saves Us In The Darkest Times" – Anna Rust On Staying Creative During Challenging Year \|url=https://www.top10films.co.uk/63019-interview-art-saves-us-in-the-darkest-times-anna-rust-on-staying-creative-during-challenging-year/ \|website=Top 10 Films \|date=23 January 2021 \|access-date=25 January 2021}}
2023 \|It Had To Be You \|Elle Peterson \|{{Citation \|last=Gwilym \|first=Robert \|title=It Had to Be You \|date=2023-12-28 \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27827366/ \|type=Comedy \|access-date=2023-09-08 \|others=Anna Rust, Brett Tutor, Ted Walliker \|publisher=Christchurch Studios}}
2025 \|DRAGN \|Amanda Wilson \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2005

| The Brothers Grimm

| Sister Grimm

| {{Cite web|title = The Brothers Grimm - BBC One|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gdb8v|website = BBC|access-date = 2016-01-19}}{{Cite book|title = Secrets from the Casting Couch|last = Bishop|first = Nancy|publisher = Methuen Drama|year = 2009|isbn = 978-1408113271|location = Great Britain|pages = 4}}

2013

| Bloody Weekend

| Anna Bella

| Short film{{Cite web|title = Blood Night Drops Teaser Trailer|url = http://anythinghorror.com/2013/02/27/blood-night-drops-teaser-trailer/|website = Horror Movies, Horror News, Horror Reviews {{!}} AnythingHorror.com|access-date = 2016-01-19}}{{Citation|title = Bloody Night (2013) Official Trailer|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbsFYpjOuu8|date = 2013-02-25|accessdate = 2016-01-20}}{{Cite web|title = First Look At International Slasher 'Bloody Night' - Bloody Disgusting!|url = http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3219376/first-look-at-international-slasher-bloody-night/|website = Bloody Disgusting!| date=18 February 2013 |access-date = 2016-01-20|language = en-US}}

2017

| Interlude in Prague

| Hana

2018

| Ophelia

| Young Mechtild

| {{Citation|title=Ophelia|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5690810/|accessdate=2017-05-25}}

2020

| Intelligent Design

| Megan Lauper

| {{Citation|last=Spicer|first=David|title=Intelligent Design|date=2020-01-23|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13093266/|type=Sci-Fi|others=Edward Bluemel, Erin Doherty, Stuart Milligan, Anna Rust|access-date=2021-06-30}}

2021

| Satiety

| Maya Mortimer

| Director, writer, producer{{Cite web|last=Tardif|first=Jovin|date=2021-01-11|title=Exclusive Interview: Anna Rust|url=https://whatonwhatsgood.com/exclusive-interviews/anna-rust/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=What On What's Good|language=en-US}}{{cite web |last1=Stephens |first1=Dan |title=Interview: "Art Saves Us In The Darkest Times" – Anna Rust On Staying Creative During Challenging Year |url=https://www.top10films.co.uk/63019-interview-art-saves-us-in-the-darkest-times-anna-rust-on-staying-creative-during-challenging-year/ |website=Top 10 Films |date=23 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021}}

2023

|It Had To Be You

|Elle Peterson

|{{Citation |last=Gwilym |first=Robert |title=It Had to Be You |date=2023-12-28 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27827366/ |type=Comedy |access-date=2023-09-08 |others=Anna Rust, Brett Tutor, Ted Walliker |publisher=Christchurch Studios}}

2025

|DRAGN

|Amanda Wilson

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2002 \| Doctor Zhivago \| Katya Antipova \| Miniseries{{Citation\|title = Doctor Zhivago\|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324937\|date = 2003-11-02\|accessdate = 2016-01-19}}
2013 \| The Missionary \| Joan \| Pilot{{Citation\|title = The Missionary\|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2520338/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5\|date = 2000-01-01\|accessdate = 2016-01-19\|first = Baltasar\|last = Kormákur}}
2014 \| Crossing Lines \| Ammelie Weurfel \| Episode: "Everybody Will Know"{{Cite web\|title = Crossing Lines (TV Series) (2014)\|url = http://www.annarust.com/projects/4/crossing-lines--tv-series-/\|website = www.annarust.com\|access-date = 2016-01-19}}
2015 \| Legends \| Khava Bazaeva \| 3 episodes{{Cite web\|title = The Legends season 2 Release Date- November 2015\|url = http://www.releasedateportal.com/tv-shows/the-legends-season-2-release-date-november-2015/\|website = Release Date Portal\|access-date = 2016-01-19\|language = en-US}}
2019 \| Carnival Row \| Fleury \| 1 season{{cite web\|title=Interview: Actress Anna Rust on Carnival Row & Shooting in Prague\|url=https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2018/10/8/interview-actress-anna-rust-on-carnival-row-amp-shooting-in-prague\|website=The Prague Reporter\|first=Jason\|last=Pirodsky\|date=8 October 2018\|accessdate=2 September 2019\|archive-date=5 June 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605023536/https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2018/10/8/interview-actress-anna-rust-on-carnival-row-amp-shooting-in-prague\|url-status=dead}}
2021 \| Scenes from a Marriage \| Veronica \| Episode: "The Illiterates"{{Citation\|title=Scenes from a Marriage\|date=2021-09-12\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12682218/\|type=Drama\|publisher=Endeavor Content, Media Res\|access-date=2021-10-10}}
2022 \| Last Light \| Anna \| Episode: "Twilight"{{Cite web\|title=Anna Rust\|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1391444/\|access-date=2021-11-19\|website=IMDb}}
2022- 2024 \|Kleo \|Kleo Straub (voice) \|2 seasons
2025 \|City of Blood \|(TBA) \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2002

| Doctor Zhivago

| Katya Antipova

| Miniseries{{Citation|title = Doctor Zhivago|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324937|date = 2003-11-02|accessdate = 2016-01-19}}

2013

| The Missionary

| Joan

| Pilot{{Citation|title = The Missionary|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2520338/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5|date = 2000-01-01|accessdate = 2016-01-19|first = Baltasar|last = Kormákur}}

2014

| Crossing Lines

| Ammelie Weurfel

| Episode: "Everybody Will Know"{{Cite web|title = Crossing Lines (TV Series) (2014)|url = http://www.annarust.com/projects/4/crossing-lines--tv-series-/|website = www.annarust.com|access-date = 2016-01-19}}

2015

| Legends

| Khava Bazaeva

| 3 episodes{{Cite web|title = The Legends season 2 Release Date- November 2015|url = http://www.releasedateportal.com/tv-shows/the-legends-season-2-release-date-november-2015/|website = Release Date Portal|access-date = 2016-01-19|language = en-US}}

2019

| Carnival Row

| Fleury

| 1 season{{cite web|title=Interview: Actress Anna Rust on Carnival Row & Shooting in Prague|url=https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2018/10/8/interview-actress-anna-rust-on-carnival-row-amp-shooting-in-prague|website=The Prague Reporter|first=Jason|last=Pirodsky|date=8 October 2018|accessdate=2 September 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605023536/https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2018/10/8/interview-actress-anna-rust-on-carnival-row-amp-shooting-in-prague|url-status=dead}}

2021

| Scenes from a Marriage

| Veronica

| Episode: "The Illiterates"{{Citation|title=Scenes from a Marriage|date=2021-09-12|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12682218/|type=Drama|publisher=Endeavor Content, Media Res|access-date=2021-10-10}}

2022

| Last Light

| Anna

| Episode: "Twilight"{{Cite web|title=Anna Rust|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1391444/|access-date=2021-11-19|website=IMDb}}

2022-

2024

|Kleo

|Kleo Straub (voice)

|2 seasons

2025

|City of Blood

|(TBA)

=Video games=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2017 \| Arktika.1 (4A Games) \| Viktoria Morozov \| {{Cite web\|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/10/06/metro-creators-announce-oculus-touch-game-arktika1\|title=Metro creators announce Oculus touch game Artika.1\|website=IGN.com\|date=6 October 2016 \|access-date=2016-10-06}}
2017 \| Star Wars Battlefront II \| \|
2018 \| Battlefield V \| \| {{cite web \|title=Battlefield V \|website=IMDb \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9053434 \|accessdate=2 September 2019}}
2019 \| Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers \| Gaia / Oracle of Darkness \| {{Cite web\|date=2021-02-12\|title=Q+A: Talking Final Fantasy XIV and representation in video games with Anna Rust, the voice of Gaia\|url=https://www.gamepur.com/features/final-fantasy-xiv-gaia-anna-rust-interview\|access-date=2021-07-01\|website=Gamepur\|language=en-US}}
2020 \| Cyberpunk 2077 \|Vera \|
2021 \| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker \| Gaia / Azdaja, Zeromus \|
rowspan="2" \| 2022 \| Dying Light 2: Stay Human \| Loes \|
Horizon Forbidden West \| Nakalla \|
rowspan="3" \|2023 \|Reverse: 1999 \|Druvis III \|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III \|Olga \|
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty \|Vera \|
rowspan="2" \|2024 \|Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail \|Gaia / Oracle of Darkness \|
Starfield: Shattered Space \|Hanton Irara \|
2024 \|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim \|Ashe \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/135085\|title=Ashe - Crystal Heart}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2017

| Arktika.1 (4A Games)

| Viktoria Morozov

| {{Cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/10/06/metro-creators-announce-oculus-touch-game-arktika1|title=Metro creators announce Oculus touch game Artika.1|website=IGN.com|date=6 October 2016 |access-date=2016-10-06}}

2017

| Star Wars Battlefront II

2018

| Battlefield V

| {{cite web |title=Battlefield V |website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9053434 |accessdate=2 September 2019}}

2019

| Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers

| Gaia / Oracle of Darkness

| {{Cite web|date=2021-02-12|title=Q+A: Talking Final Fantasy XIV and representation in video games with Anna Rust, the voice of Gaia|url=https://www.gamepur.com/features/final-fantasy-xiv-gaia-anna-rust-interview|access-date=2021-07-01|website=Gamepur|language=en-US}}

2020

| Cyberpunk 2077

|Vera

2021

| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

| Gaia / Azdaja, Zeromus

rowspan="2" | 2022

| Dying Light 2: Stay Human

| Loes

Horizon Forbidden West

| Nakalla

rowspan="3" |2023